tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post4402314450793404169..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2016 Giants: Opening Day Rosterobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-10924367554531556662016-04-18T16:17:34.964-07:002016-04-18T16:17:34.964-07:00Thanks for the comments.
I've been discussing...Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />I've been discussing Susac's value at 1B for a couple of years now. Brown is more intriguing in that he probably could play 1B, 2B, 3B in a pinch as well, as well as good defensively. Yeah, I can see them going with 3 catchers if Belt does go down for any reason.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-47785793807433430422016-04-05T17:34:51.104-07:002016-04-05T17:34:51.104-07:00Brown-I don't see him losing his back up catch...Brown-I don't see him losing his back up catcher role,he's good defensively,and he works well with the pitching staff,the Giants really value that.<br /><br />Susac-I'm starting to think Susac's real value might be at 1B,with the ability to go behind the plate,if needed.His swing did look good in Spring,and it would help him stay healthy,if Belt went on the DL,it would be his best opportunity to help the team,and get some playing time.<br /><br />Adrianza-Biggest surprise of the spring,he looks like a different ball player,confidence wise. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575531277486104215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-56969717433655675262016-04-05T10:59:39.340-07:002016-04-05T10:59:39.340-07:00I would love to!!!I would love to!!!obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-53863903348637383892016-04-05T10:59:08.934-07:002016-04-05T10:59:08.934-07:00Ha Ha! Yes, piece of gauntlet soul-crushing cake!...Ha Ha! Yes, piece of gauntlet soul-crushing cake! <br /><br />But I think that they can execute, the problem this decade has been the health of the players. It seems like playing in the playoffs disrupts our players off-season schedule so much that injuries happen. Granted, some are random, like Pence hitting HBP (though Belt's now got two, so is he standing too close to the plate and not protecting his hands?) and Panik's fractured back due to a now illegal slide, but the last two times, huge rash of injuries followed, so is it just luck or is there something the team is not doing well enough? Not sure either way, though I'll admit it would be easy to blame the trainers (which I have in the past), but most of the press I read on the Giants is that their trainers are great. obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-18230816059154351052016-04-04T22:54:21.071-07:002016-04-04T22:54:21.071-07:00For the sake of brevity, and for all the reasons l...For the sake of brevity, and for all the reasons listed above -- Giants win 104 games. Book it.Monterey Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087754689525021336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-41653573394513884812016-04-04T01:38:34.405-07:002016-04-04T01:38:34.405-07:00Yeah, the front office has set things up very nice...Yeah, the front office has set things up very nicely. Now it's just up to the players (and trainers) to execute.<br /><br />Piece of cake! :)Josh Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-3561059761050130632016-04-04T00:07:26.992-07:002016-04-04T00:07:26.992-07:00Just realized I forgot to mention the other lineup...Just realized I forgot to mention the other lineup change: with Pence around, Posey will bat third and Duffy bats sixth, for a lineup of Span, Panik, Posey, Pence, Belt, Duffy, Crawford, SP, and Pagan.<br /><br />That still goes against saber rules for lineup construction, but isn't going to kill the lineup. The rationale seems good: you want Posey always getting a chance to bat in the first inning. <br /><br />But I would argue that you don't want him batting with nobody on base and two outs, which will happen the majority of the time. obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.com